Jerry Lee Lewis: Last Man Standing Live
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Movie Reviews of Jerry Lee Lewis: Last Man Standing Live
Movie Review: Last Man Standing, Indeed
Summary: 5 Stars
Jerry Lee or Elvis? What is your choice? Here is mine.
Elvis, Chuck Berry, Carl Perkins, Bo Diddley. Yes those are the men who created Rock `n' Roll, as we know it. However in that list do not forget one Jerry Lee Lewis. Fate dealt him an uneven hand due to the foibles of his personal life (the subject of a movie, "Great Balls of Fire", with Dennis Quaid) but his form of rockabilly/boogie woogie piano-driven music and madman presentation must be placed in the mix of influences that drove the best of early rock.
If for no other reason that that he is one of the few `still standing' from that generation it was nice to see what "The Killer" could do in his 71st year in concert in New York City in 2006 with a host of guests some old, some young. Clearly off these performances he has lost a couple of steps. Hell the kind of energy that Jerry Lee produced in the 1950's definitely had a short shelf life. There are some nice clips from that period interspersed with the concert, by the way. Think about that opening scene in the movie "High School Confidential" of 1958 where he is playing like a madman on the back of a flatbed truck as he heads toward the local high school. Whoa.
Despite the lost of energy Jerry Lee can still give out on some tunes like in the old days. Take his duo with R&B master Solomon Burke on "Who Will the Next Fool Be". How about Tom Jones on "Green, Green Grass of Home". Or Norah Jones on Hank William' "Your Cheating Heart". Or Jerry on" Roll Over, Beethoven". Or his classic " Crazy Arms". And on and on. In fact the covers of his old material and some Hank Williams material highlight this concert. If you have a couple of hours better take advantage of it. Then you will know what it was like when men (and women) played rock and roll for keeps.
CD REVIEW
Last Man Standing, Jerry Lee Lewis and other artists, Shangri-la Records, 2006
The last time we heard the name Jerry Lee Lewis in this space (see above) was in connection with a rave review of his star-studded concert in New York City in 2006 also entitled "The Last Man Standing". I was not aware at the time I wrote that review that there was a CD connected with the DVD. This CD also gets a rave review from these quarters. The last paragraph details some of the highlights of this CD. However, I can tell you right now to save your old eyes- get this thing. It is not the fire-balling of Jerry Lee's youth but virtually from start to finish it is some very nice work. If you need to go back to the Fifties and hear his original work there are plenty of his greatest compilations elsewhere. Here are a couple of words on this one.
Apparently in putting together this album every musical artist who has ever been anything, every wanted to be anything or who will be in the various musical Halls of Fame signed on to play with "The Killer". Let's make this clear though- Jerry Lee is in charge here- the other artists are basking off his reflected glory. Ya, he is an old man and he has lost a step, and maybe he has not learned all of life's lessons but he still rocks &rolls, does rockabilly and country rock's with the best of them.
Highlights here concerning some of life's lessons that old Jerry Lee has learned, as reflected in some of the lyrics, are his duo with Willie Nelson on "Couple More Years", his duo with Keith Richards on "That Kind of Fool" (a take-off on his old classic- "Who Will The Next Fool Be") and his duo with Eric Clapton on "Trouble In Mind". To show that he can still rock- listen to the duo with Kid Rock (yes, that Kid Rock of rapper fame) on "Honky Tonk Woman". If you need to hear rockabilly and boogie-woogie then the classic "Hadacol Boogie" with Buddy Guy will keep you moving. Enough said, except the production values on this CD are very good, as well.
Movie Review: Jerry Lee Lewis "Last Man Standing"
Summary: 5 Stars
This is an outstanding 5 star concert dvd. It has a song set of 18 songs.
There are many allstar collabarating musicians throughout this concert dvd. These include: Tom Jones, Soloman Burke, Norah Jones, Buddy Guy, Chris Isaak, Ron Wood, Mergle Haggart, Ivan Neville, Kris Kristofferson, John Fogerty, Willie Nelson, Don Henley, Kid Rock, and Ken Lovelace. The performances are outstanding! Overall, this is good boogie-woogie Jam music and very enjoyable to kick-back and enjoy for a couple of hours.The "Killer" does his classics (Great Balls of Fire, Whole Lotta Shakin' Going on, etc.) and he performs other classic songs as well. He performs several Hank William's songs.
Some highlights, I liked included: "who will the next fool be" with Solomon Burke: "Your Cheatin Heart" with Norah Jones; "Hadical Boogie" with Buddy Guy; "Rocking my life away" with Ron Wood; "C C Rider" with John Fogerty; "Honky Tonk woman" with Kid Rock; and "A Whole Lotta Shakin going on". However, all the performances are outstanding.
Also, these guest musicians give interviews about why they like Jerry Lee Lewis, and his contributions to American Music.
It's a great 5 star, very enjoyable concert dvd. I highly recommend it.
Movie Review: Incredible Jerry Lee!!,
Summary: 5 Stars
He may be gettin' older (72) and unable to shake his body while bumpin'
on the piano but his fingers still do with which he started out on SUN
records back in 1956: play Rock & Roll, Blues, Country, Honky Tonk,
Boogie Woogie etc. He's still able to do all that together with the
greatest interpreters of each kind like Solomon Burke, Tom Jones,
Merle Haggard, Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson and many others. On
all duets his voice is as strong as it was besides the fantastic
piano solos being the "Lewis Boogie" one of the highlights of this
unbelievable, almost 2 hours long, gathering. Jerry Lee is the last
man standing of the complete Sun recording artists of the 50's. Although
his wild "lifestyle" and multiple hospitalizations seemed to lead
him to the grave soon, he outlived Elvis, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison,
Carl Perkins and so many others and is still providing us with his
marvellous live shows! His best live show ever and therefore his best
DVD so far. Long Live Jerry Lee! Long Live The Killer!!!!
Movie Review: This Brought Tears (Of Joy) To My Eyes!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is simply one hour and 45 minutes of outstanding music. I am not kidding when I say I had tears in my eyes on numerous occasion. It was that good! I thought I had died and gone to rock 'n roll heaven.
I didn't quite know what to expect with this concert but it wound up being one of the best concert DVDs I've ever seen. Of course, you have to be - like all the guest performers here - big fans of "The Killer," which I have been since the `50s.
Yes, Lewis at age 71 is a shock to see at first. This isn't the slim, energetic star we're used to seeing for so many years BUT he still sounds great and plays great....and that's all that matters. His voice is remarkable and nobody quite hits the piano keys like Jerry Lee.
Every guest in this show was good, which is a big reason I loved this concert. You would think somebody would be bad, but that wasn't the case and the music varied from boogie-woogie to country to gospel and all with a rock flavor that is 100 percent Jerry Lee Lewis.
Movie Review: History Is The Key...Throw Away The Calender...
Summary: 5 Stars
Listen and watch carefully. Jerry Lee has obviously asked Kid Rock to be his foil for what he is no longer capable of doing himself. Jerry picks and chooses who he wants to perform with. Yes, I would have liked to have seen or heard this performance 20 or 30 years ago, but this is still a godsend from Jerry at this time. If music was not listened to in a vacuum waiting to be filled in 1957, we would not even have this treasure today. Forget all the comparisons and enjoy what you have in a vacuum. It is sure to suck you in. It's only Rock and Roll(or Country, Blues, R&B Etc.) anyway and we should appreciate the sheer overpowering entertainment value of what we have. U2? One of the greatest bands of the last 25 years.